to simulate Iranian F-14s, as well as the large Sukhoi Su-27. The USAF has reportedly also used captured or purchased Soviet fighters for DACT on occasions. See also Aggressor squadron 4477th Test and Evaluation Squadron Notes References Davies, Steve. Red Eagles: America's Secret MiGs. New York: Osprey Publishers, 2008. Fino, Steven A. Tiger Check: Automating the US Air Force Fighter Pilot in Air-to-Air Combat, 1950-1980. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2017. Parsons, Dave, and Nelson, Derek. Bandits - History of American Adversarial Aircraft. Motorbooks International, 1993. Weaver, Michael E. "Missed Opportunities before Top Gun and Red Flag". Air Power History, Winter 2013, Volume 60, Number 4. pages 18-31. Wilcox, Robert K. Scream of Eagles: The Creation of Top Gun and the U.S. Air Victory in Vietnam. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1990. Military education and training in the United States Military aviation exercises